An unoccupied aerial system (UAS) was used to acquire high-resolution imagery of the shallow fringing coral reef at Waiakane, Molokai, Hawaii, on 24 June 2018. Imagery was acquired over an area between the shoreline and approximately 900 meters offshore, covering approximately 16 hectares. The imagery was processed using structure-from-motion (SfM) photogrammetric techniques with additional refraction correction post-processing performed to derive a high-resolution bathymetric digital surface model (DSM), orthomosaic imagery, and a bathymetric point cloud.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Title | Aerial imagery and structure-from-motion-derived shallow water bathymetry from a UAS survey of the coral reef off Waiakane, Molokai, Hawaii, June 2018 |
| DOI | 10.5066/P9XZT1FK |
| Authors | Joshua B Logan, Curt D Storlazzi |
| Product Type | Data Release |
| Record Source | USGS Digital Object Identifier Catalog |
| USGS Organization | Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center |
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